Correction, using POST results in a 405-Resource not allowed due to the HelloWorldExample servlet not implementing doPost(). Others do and work fine with POST. My apologies.
At 01:02 PM 11/26/2001 -0500, you wrote: >The examples you mentioned are the JSPs examples. I realize JSPs compile to >servlets, but what about the straight up HelloWorldExample servlet? I >didn't see mapping for that or the other servlet (vs. JSP) examples in the >web.xml. Being a newbie, I could very well be missing something so please >bear with me (again). > >BTW - I've fiddled with the example servlet index.html to use FORM vs. >"href=../servlet/abc" method of running servlets. POST always results in a >404. GET does however work. > >Example: > > <FORM ACTION="../servlet/HelloWorldExample" method="POST"> - doen't work > <FORM ACTION="../servlet/HelloWorldExample" method="GET"> - works. > >Mark > > > >At 09:30 AM 11/26/2001 -0800, you wrote: >>Okay, Mark, Part II, I want to make sure we are communicating properly >>before going further. No sense wasting time. Your note is not correct >>about at least somethings -- for example (no pun intended): >> >>The web.xml for examples/WEB-INF/web.xml DOES have servlet mappings. So, I >>am not sure what you are looking at. The servlet SnoopServlet has the >>mappings to the patterns /snoop and *.snp under the name "snoop". The >>servlet servletToJsp which has the same name, i.e. "servletToJsp," has a >>mapping to the pattern /servletToJsp. >> >>Micael >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Date: Monday, November 26, 2001 7:00 AM >>Subject: Re: TC 4.0 newbie - servlet app won't run >> >> >>>Thanks for your reply Scott, and thanks to your and Micael's responses I >>>_believe_ I understand the relationship between the servlet naming/mapping >>>and the associated html. As Micael noted, one could put "pudding" in the >>>url-pattern as long as the html was setup as ACTION="pudding". But... how >>>do the example servlets work when they don't seem to have any servlet >>>mapping in the ..\examples\WEB-INF\web.xml? >>> >>>Even after all the advice, I *STILL* can't get my app to run - I still get >>>a 404 error on the servlet. This seems like such a simple issue but I can >>>NOT get past it. I've even gone as far as downloading Tomcat 3.3, with the >>>same result. Again, I know Tomcat is parsing my web.xml, because if I >>>intentionally make a typo, the parser complains when Tomcat is started. >>> >>>To recap where I am: >>> >>>(a) I have myservlet.class in the >>>$CATALINA_HOME\webapps\myapp\WEB-INF\classes >>> directory. The servlet has no associated package. >>>(b) The html is <FORM ACTION="/servlet/myservlet" method="POST"> >>>(c) My $CATALINA_HOME\webapps\myapp\WEB-INF\web.xml is as follows: >>> >>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> >>> >>> <!DOCTYPE web-app >>> PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" >>> "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd";> >>> >>> <web-app> >>> <servlet> >>> <servlet-name>myservlet</servlet-name> >>> <servlet-class>myservlet</servlet-class> >>> </servlet> >>> <servlet-mapping> >>> <servlet-name>myservlet</servlet-name> >>> <url-pattern>/servlet/myservlet</url-pattern> >>> </servlet-mapping> >>> </web-app> >>> >>> >>>Am I still missing something? This is driving me berserk... >>> >>>TIA. Mark. >>> >>> >>> >>>At 12:22 AM 11/22/2001 -0500, you wrote: >>>>Mark, >>>> >>>>The servlet tag is used to assign a name to a particular servlet class >>>>file. >>>> >>>> <servlet> >>>> <servlet-name>myservlet</servlet-name> >>>> <servlet-class>myservlet</servlet-class> >>>> </servlet> >>>> >>>>This would attempt to assign the name 'myservlet' to the class >>>>'myservlet.class.' >>>> >>>>The servlet-mapping tag defines the pattern or 'location' of a named >>>>servlet from the root of your context. This means that .... >>>> >>>><servlet-mapping> >>>> <servlet-name>myservlet</servlet-name> >>>> <url-pattern>/classes</url-pattern> >>>> </servlet-mapping> >>>> >>>>if this were the ROOT context, this would map your servlet at /classes >>>>and your form action would need to be defined as >>>> >>>><FORM ACTION="/classes" method="POST"> >>>> >>>>A more common mapping for servlets is >>>> >>>><servlet-mapping> >>>> <servlet-name>myservlet</servlet-name> >>>> <url-pattern>/servlet/myservlet</url-pattern> >>>> </servlet-mapping> >>>> >>>>which would have a coresponding form tag of >>>> >>>><FORM ACTION="/servlet/myservlet" method="POST"> >>>> >>>> >>>>~Scott >>>> >>>>Mark wrote: >>>> >>>>>I installed Tomcat 4.0.1 under Win 2k using JDK 1.3 and able to run the >>>>>example servlets, but not my own. My html displays and I can execute my >>>>>JSPs, but a POST to a servlet does not work (this app has run under Forte >>>>>and VA Java in the past). I get a 404 error with "the requested >>resource >>>>>(/myservlet) is not available". Since the examples work, I have to assume >>>>>it's something in my configuration. Any help figuring out why the servlet >>>>>won't run would be *greatly* appreciated. I suspect it's something >>>>>simple/braindead on my part. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>o My directory structure for the app: >>>>> TomcatHome >>>>> | >>>>> +--webapps >>>>> | >>>>> +--myapp\.jsp, .html .gif >>>>> | >>>>> +--WEB-INF\web.xml >>>>> | >>>>> +--classes\.class files >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>o My html POST stmt. I've tried various path prefixes to myservlet, eg >>> >>>>> "classes/myservlet". As with the Tomcat examples, this servlet has no >>>>> package: >>>>> >>>>> <FORM ACTION="/myservlet" method="POST"> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>o My web.xml - I know Tomcat's seeing/parsing this because if I >>>deliberately >>>>> make a typo I get an error upon startup: >>>>> >>>>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> >>>>> <!DOCTYPE web-app >>>>> PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" >>>>> "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd";> >>>>> <web-app> >>>>> <!-- Define servlets that are included in the application --> >>>>> <servlet> >>>>> <servlet-name>myservlet</servlet-name> >>>>> <servlet-class>myservlet</servlet-class> >>>>> </servlet> >>>>> <servlet-mapping> >>>>> <servlet-name>myservlet</servlet-name> >>>>> <url-pattern>/classes</url-pattern> >>>>> </servlet-mapping> >>>>> </web-app> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>o Update to server.xml >>>>> >>>>> <Context path="/myapp" docBase="myapp" debug="0"> >>>>> <Logger className="org.apache.catalina.logger.FileLogger" >>>>> prefix="myapp_log." suffix=".txt" >>>>> timestamp="true"/> >>>>> </Context> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> >> >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > > >-- >To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
